Spatial variability of and effect of light on the cœlenteron pH of a reef coral
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DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-05938-8
Abstract: Coral reefs, the largest bioconstruction on Earth, are formed by calcium carbonate skeletons of corals. Coral skeleton formation commonly referred to as calcification occurs in a specific compartment, the extracellular calcifying medium (ECM), located between… read more here.
Keywords: chemistry; spatial variability; lenteric fluid; lenteron ... See more keywords
Cyphastrea (Cnidaria : Scleractinia : Merulinidae) in the Red Sea: phylogeny and a new reef coral species
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DOI: 10.1071/is16035
Abstract: Abstract. The scleractinian coral Cyphastrea is a common and widespread genus throughout the coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific. Little is known about the phylogenetic relationships within this taxon and species identification is based mainly on… read more here.
Keywords: coral species; reef coral; red sea; cyphastrea ... See more keywords
Growth and mortality rates of the reef coral Pavona gigantea in Cabo Pulmo reef, Gulf of California
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DOI: 10.5343/bms.2018.0032
Abstract: The reef coral Pavona gigantea Verril, 1896 is an important reef builder in the eastern Pacific Ocean, and the present study sought to estimate its growth and mortality rates in Cabo Pulmo National Park, Mexico.… read more here.
Keywords: pavona gigantea; growth; coral pavona; growth mortality ... See more keywords